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Young Romantics explores the interconnected lives of young English Romantic poets, highlighting their extreme youth, yearning for friendship, individuality, and political radicalism. The narrative centers on the community surrounding Percy Bysshe Shelley and journalist Leigh Hunt, featuring prominent figures like Lord Byron, John Keats, and Mary Shelley, along with lesser-known yet intriguing personalities such as Claire Clairmont, Elizabeth Kent, Vincent Novello, and artists like Benjamin Haydon and Joseph Severn. These individuals were marked by talent, idealism, and youthful fervor, which influenced their politically oppositional views. The story unfolds from 1813, when they began to gather around Hunt in London, to 1822. The book presents a captivating tale of love, betrayal, sacrifice, and friendship set against a backdrop of political upheaval and vibrant literary creativity. The prose is described as firm, clear, and elegant, effectively narrating the significant events in the lives of these figures. The account vividly captures the passionate and tumultuous experiences of the Romantics, providing a picturesque and finely told exploration of their lives.
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Young Romantics, Daisy Hay
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- Publicado en
- 2011
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- Título
- Young Romantics
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Daisy Hay
- Editorial
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Publicado en
- 2011
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 402
- ISBN10
- 0374532931
- ISBN13
- 9780374532932
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Tema histórico, Historias reales, Biografías, Romance, Autobiografías y memorias, Periodismo narrativo, Inglaterra, Siglo XIX, Literatura inglesa, Sobre libros, Biografías de mujeres, Romanticismo, Periodistas, Poetas y Poetisas, Escritores Ingleses
- Primera publicación
- 2012
- Título original
- Young Romantics
- Calificación
- 4,2 de 5
- Descripción
- Young Romantics explores the interconnected lives of young English Romantic poets, highlighting their extreme youth, yearning for friendship, individuality, and political radicalism. The narrative centers on the community surrounding Percy Bysshe Shelley and journalist Leigh Hunt, featuring prominent figures like Lord Byron, John Keats, and Mary Shelley, along with lesser-known yet intriguing personalities such as Claire Clairmont, Elizabeth Kent, Vincent Novello, and artists like Benjamin Haydon and Joseph Severn. These individuals were marked by talent, idealism, and youthful fervor, which influenced their politically oppositional views. The story unfolds from 1813, when they began to gather around Hunt in London, to 1822. The book presents a captivating tale of love, betrayal, sacrifice, and friendship set against a backdrop of political upheaval and vibrant literary creativity. The prose is described as firm, clear, and elegant, effectively narrating the significant events in the lives of these figures. The account vividly captures the passionate and tumultuous experiences of the Romantics, providing a picturesque and finely told exploration of their lives.